Brand vs Nautilus SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Overview

Use poke and burn to deny Nautilus's engage angle and protect your ADC's positioning.
Control brush to limit Nautilus's hook threat and create safer ADC follow-up windows.
Prioritize wave states that allow standing behind minions while threatening poke and stun setup.

Apply Blaze with or before threatening empowered to enable ADC follow-up.
Hold poke cooldowns to punish missed or when his engage tools are on cooldown.
Avoid walking forward after your main cooldowns to prevent Nautilus's all-in opportunities.

Respect Nautilus's level 2 plus passive root combo to avoid forced all-ins on your ADC.
Beware ultimate which guarantees lockdown and can force your ADC to flash.
Avoid standing near brush without vision to prevent surprise hooks enabling enemy ADC damage.

Track level 2 closely and only contest if your ADC can follow your poke and stun threat.
Deny Nautilus brush control to reduce his hook angles and protect your ADC's space.
Use early poke to force Nautilus to miss engage windows and create lane pressure for your ADC.

Level 2 unlocks your poke plus stun combo; use this to contest wave with ADC support.
Level 3 grants full burn combo; leverage this around brush control and enemy engage cooldowns.
Level 6 bounce punishes grouped Nautilus engages; use with ADC follow-up for all-in fights.

Convert poke lane control into denied Nautilus brush access and safer ADC positioning.
Use vision and wave state to set up dragon fights where your bounce maximizes damage.
Roam after crashing wave only if your ADC is safe, to pressure mid and deny Nautilus's roam impact.

Tactical tip

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